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MINISTRY: PUBLIC SERVICE AND ADMINISTRATION REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY DATE: 30 SEPTEMBER 2022 QUESTION NO.
: 3411 Dr M M Gondwe (DA) to ask the Minister of Public Service and Administration: (a) What (i) total number of public servants were dismissed from employment in the (aa) 2019-20, (bb) 2020-21 and (cc) 2021-22 financial years and (ii) are the reasons that they were dismissed, (b) is the breakdown of the specified number of suspended public servants in each (i) national and (ii) provincial department and (c) number of such public servants held senior positions within NW4211E the Public Service?
REPLY: (a) The total number of public servants who were dismissed from employment: (i) (aa) 2019-20 (bb) 2020-21 (cc) 2021-22 2525 2295 3002 (ii) Reason for dismissal: Reason for dismissal 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 Alcohol/Narcotic abuse Criminal offence Desertion Dishonourable discharge Falsifying documents 1 0 332 288 0 0 0 280 221 1 0 3 354 208 3 Insubordination Misconduct not indicated Perjury Poor work performance Professionally unqualified Unsatisfactory attendance 2 1,896 0 2 0 4 0 1,786 1 0 1 5 Data source: PERSAL 0 2,424 1 0 0 9 (b) Breakdown of the specified number of suspended public servants: (i) National Departments: Name of Departments SMS Member (Level) Number of Precautionary suspensions cases received Number of Precautionary suspensions cases finalised Agriculture, Land reform and Rural Development Basic Education Civilian Secretariat for Police Communications and Digital Technologies Cooperative Governance Correctional Services Defence Employment Law Forestry, Fisheries and the Environmental Affairs 14 0 0 0 14 14 13 14 15 13 15 Government Communications & Information Systems Government Pensions Administration Agency Government Printing Works Health Higher Education and Training, Science & Innovation Home Affairs Human Settlement Independent police Investigative Directorate International Relations and Cooperation Justice and Constitutional Development Military Veterans Mineral Resources and Energy National School of Government National Treasury National Prosecuting Authority Office of Chief Justice Planning , Monitoring and Evaluation Public Enterprises Public Service and Administration Public Service Commission Public Works and Infrastructure Science and Innovation Small Business Development Social Development South
 African Police Service Sports, Arts and Culture Statistics South Africa Tourism Trade and Industry and Competition 0 0 14 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 16 15 0 16 Traditional Affairs Transport Water and Sanitation Women , Youth and Persons with Disabilities The Presidency TOTAL 0 0 0 0 13 19 (ii) Provincial Departments: Provinces Provincial Departments 0 0 3 0 1 79 0 0 0 0 0 0 SMS Number of Precautionary suspensions received Eastern Cape Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Community Safety Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism Education Health Human Settlements Office of the Premier Provincial Treasury Roads and Public Works and Infrastructure Rural Development and Agrarian Reform Safety and Liaison Social Development Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture Transport Total Free State Agriculture and Rural Development Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs DESTEA Education Health Human Settlements Office of the Premier 1 7 2 0 Police, Roads and Transport 0 Provincial Treasury Public Works & Infrastructure Social Development Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation Total Agriculture and Rural Development Education Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Community Safety Economic Development E-Government 1 2 1 0 18 0 4 0 3 7 0 Gauteng 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 Health No report No report Human Settlements No report No report Infrastructure Development Office of the Premier Provincial Treasury 9 0 0 3 0 0 Roads and Transport No report No report Social Development 0 0 Sports, Arts , Culture and Recreation No report No report TOTAL Kwazulu-Natal Agriculture and Rural Development 23 6 6 1 Arts and Culture Community Safety Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs Education Health Human Settlements
 Office of the Premier Social Development Sport and Recreation Provincial Treasury Public Works Transport 0 0 3 2 28 22 4 7 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 2 5 0 0 1 2 Total 75 18 Limpopo Agriculture and Rural Development COGHSTA Education Health Limpopo Depart.
of Economic Development, Environment and Tourism Office of the Premier Provincial Treasury Public Works, Roads and Infrastructure Social Development Sports, Arts and Culture Transport and Community Safety.
Total 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mpumalanga Agriculture, Rural Development, Land and Environment Affairs Community Safety, Security and Liaison Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs Culture, Sports and recreation Economic Development and Tourism Education Health Human Settlements Office of the Premier Provincial Treasury Transport, Safety and Liaison Public Works, Roads and Transport Social Development Total 0 4 1 0 0 5 14 0 2 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Northern Cape Agriculture, Environmental Affairs, Rural Development and Land Reform No report No report Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs Economic Development and Tourism Education Office of the Premier Provincial Treasury Roads and Public Works 0 0 12 0 0 4 Sports and Arts and Culture 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Social Development Health Transport, Safety and Liaison Total North West Agriculture & Rural development 2 10 0 28 2 0 0 0 0 2 Arts , Culture Sports and Recreation Corporative Governance & Traditional Affairs Community Safety and Transport Management Economic Development , Environment, Conservation & Tourism No report No report 0 0 1 0 0 0 Education No report No report Health 12 Human Settlements (New department) Office of the Premier Provincial Treasury Public Works and Roads 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 Social Development No report No report Total Western Cape Agriculture Community Safety Cultural Affairs and Sport Economic Development and Tourism 18 0 5 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 Education Environmental and Development Planning Health Human Settlements Local Government Provincial Treasury Social Development The Premier 7 0 11 0 0 0 2 3 Transport and Public Works 0 TOTAL Grand Total 28 226 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 38 (c) Number of SMS on precautionary suspension: 57 NOTE: The information used for this response was obtained from the FOSAD reports sent to the DPSA as at 30 June 2022.
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